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HSK
active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
HSK 3
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extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
HSK 4
extremely
HSK 4
negative / passive / inactive
HSK 5
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole
HSK 5
south pole
HSK 5
extreme
HSK 6
limit / extreme boundary
HSK 7-9
extremely; exceedingly
HSK 7-9
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
HSK 7-9
extremely
HSK 7-9
to make a supreme effort / at all costs
HSK 7-9
extremely few / a small minority
HSK 7-9
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
HSK 7-9
electrode
ultimate / final
Arctic Circle
peak / pinnacle / ultimate
best quality / item of the highest quality / (slang) outrageous / annoying in the extreme / gross / person with these qualities
aurora (meteorology)
maximum / enormous
the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles
extremely
base electrode (in transistor)
North Star / Polaris
totalitarianism
extremely / exceedingly
everlasting / unbounded
bliss / extreme happiness
polar bear
polar region
extremely; utterly
Antarctica
crying tears of joy (idiom)
anode; positive electrode; positive pole
polarization
to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)
polarization
diode
guilty of terrible crimes (idiom) / reprehensible
totalitarian
light-emitting diode (LED) (Tw)
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗
fiendish / black-hearted
to have reached the highest official positions
diagram of cosmological scheme / Yin-Yang symbol ☯
enthusiast / (political) activist
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
south and north poles
maxima and minima / extremum
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time
grid (in vacuum tubes) / gate (terminal of a field-effect transistor)
arctic fox
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
light-emitting diode / LED
maximum value
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
cathode ray tube
polar coordinates (math.)
positive pole
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)
northern lights / aurora borealis
supreme penalty / execution
to ascend the throne
extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
paradise (mainly Buddhist) / Elysium / (Budd.) Sukhavati
cathode / negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)
Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei
committing all manner of crimes / completely unscrupulous
(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned
deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
negative pole / cathode
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
tremendously popular for a while
minimal / extremely small
magnetic pole
yakuza
bipolar
(chemical, electrical) polarity / polarized
range (of a set of data) (statistics)
very little / very few
extreme north
the Far East / East Asia
bungee jumping (loanword)
photodiode
proactive
minimalism
fabulous / superb / excellent
(loanword) (coll.) geek
polar nucleus
extreme sport
super / excellent
magnetic monopole
very spicy
flash fiction

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